---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise title insurance requirements in tax deed laws"
description: "Revise title insurance requirements in tax deed laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 77"
citation: "Montana SB 77 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Housing", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Property", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nels Swandal"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-07-12"
last_action: "2017-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c803ee8-6695-401e-9717-5292c089eafc"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC0196&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "3d3decd0dcc36ef5870b37fbdd183322c09773c5c674a260530b4f1c75d05c31"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
---

# Montana SB 77 (2017) — Revise title insurance requirements in tax deed laws

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/SB0077.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **98–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Nels Swandal — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-07-12** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-06** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-14** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-05** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-09** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-09** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-09** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-09** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-09** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-09** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-09** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-16** Executive Director Final Review
- **2016-12-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-03** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-04** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-04** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-04** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-10** Hearing
- **2017-01-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-10** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-16** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-17** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-17** Transmitted to House
- **2017-01-18** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Hearing
- **2017-02-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-01** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-02** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-03** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-03** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-03** Returned to Senate
- **2017-02-06** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-06** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-06** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-07** Signed by President
- **2017-02-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-08** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-02-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-13** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c803ee8-6695-401e-9717-5292c089eafc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).